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ArticleJournal of molecular and cellular cardiology2022

Recapitulation of dyssynchrony-associated contractile impairment in asymmetrically paced engineered heart tissue.

Justus Stenzig, Marc D Lemoine, Aaltje M S Stoter, Kinga M Wrona, Marta Lemme, Wesam Mulla, Yoram Etzion, Thomas Eschenhagen, Marc N Hirt

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Article in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optogenetic tachypacing facilitates burst-induced arrhythmia in stem cell-derived human atrial engineered heart tissue.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Justus StenzigDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: j.stenzig@uke.de.
Marc D LemoineDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany; University Heart and Vascular Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Aaltje M S StoterDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
Kinga M WronaDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
Marta LemmeDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
Wesam MullaDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Research Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Yoram EtzionDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cell Research Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Thomas EschenhagenDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany.
Marc N HirtDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address: m.hirt@uke.de.
German Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEBen-Gurion University of the Negev · ILUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne third of heart failure patients exhibit dyssynchronized electromechanical activity of the heart (evidenced by a broad QRS-complex). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the form of biventricular pacing improves cardiac output and clinical outcome of responding patients. Technically demanding and laborious large animal models have been developed to better predict responders of CRT and to investigate molecular mechanisms of dyssynchrony and CRT. The aim of this study was to establish a first humanized in vitro model of dyssynchrony and CRT.

methodsCardiomyocytes were differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells and cast into a fibrin matrix to produce engineered heart tissue (EHT). EHTs were either field stimulated in their entirety (symmetrically) or excited locally from one end (asymmetrically) or they were allowed to beat spontaneously.

resultsAsymmetrical pacing led to a depolarization wave from one end to the other end, which was visualized in human EHT transduced with a fast genetic Ca

conclusionsThis model allows for long-term pacing experiments mimicking electrical dyssynchrony vs. synchrony in vitro. Combined with force measurement and afterload stimulus manipulation, it provides a robust new tool to gain insight into the biology of dyssynchrony and CRT.

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Cardiac Resynchronization TherapyHeart FailureInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsCardiac Pacing, ArtificialDogsHumansMyocytes, CardiacTreatment OutcomeCardiac dyssynchronyEngineered heart tissuePacingResynchronizationTissue engineering

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